The Kerala Story 2: Film industry aur judiciary dono me is hafte ek badi khabar saamne aayi jab controversial film The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond ko court se clearance milne ke baad release kar diya gaya. Is legal drama ke beech ek aur mahatvapurn development hua — Kerala High Court ke judge Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari ko Madras High Court ka naya Chief Justice appoint kiya gaya hai. Woh 6 March ko official taur par charge sambhalenge.
Ye poora maamla sirf ek film ki release tak seemit nahi tha, balki isne judicial process, censorship, public sentiment aur constitutional principles par bhi charcha ko tej kar diya.
Legal Battle: Kaise Mili ‘The Kerala Story 2’ Ko Release Ki Ijaazat?
Film The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond ke certification aur release ko lekar ek appeal file ki gayi thi. Is appeal me ek single judge ke interim order ko challenge kiya gaya tha jisme film ki release ko 15 din ke liye suspend kar diya gaya tha.
Single bench ke judge Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas ne film ki release par stay lagate hue kaha tha ki prima facie censor board, yaani Central Board of Film Certification, ne kanooni requirement ko sahi tarah apply nahi kiya. Court ne ye bhi kaha tha ki film me communal disharmony ya kisi samudaay ki avhelna (denigration) ka element shamil ho sakta hai.
Lekin baad me division bench, jisme Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari aur Justice P.V. Balakrishnan shamil the, ne is matter ko review kiya. Bench ne observe kiya ki jo petition file hui thi, woh apne nature me public interest litigation (PIL) jaisi lag rahi thi, aur sawal uthaya ki kya ek single bench is prakar ki petition ko sun sakta hai.
Thursday ko division bench ne single bench ke order ko reserve kar liya, aur Friday ko matter me clarity aayi. Iske baad film ko release karne ka raasta saaf ho gaya aur Saturday ko film theatres me aa gayi.
The Kerala Story Franchise: Controversy Ka Background
‘The Kerala Story’ franchise pehle bhi kaafi controversy me rahi hai. Pehli film ne bhi release se pehle aur baad me political aur social debates ko janam diya tha. Iska narrative sensitive social aur religious muddon ko touch karta hai, jis wajah se supporters aur critics dono taraf se teekhi pratikriya aayi.
Sequel The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond ko bhi similar pratikriya ka saamna karna pada. Petitioners ka kehna tha ki film ka content ek particular community ko target karta hai aur public order disturb kar sakta hai. Dusri taraf film ke makers ne apne creative freedom aur freedom of speech ka hawala diya.
Court ne dono taraf ke arguments ko sunne ke baad hi apna faisla diya. Is case ne ek baar phir se Article 19(1)(a) — freedom of speech and expression — aur reasonable restrictions ke beech balance ko center stage par la diya.
Kaun Hain Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari?
Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari ka janm 1966 me Raipur me hua tha. Unke pita Arvind H. Dharmadhikari aur mata Shubha Dharmadhikari the. Unka judicial career administrative leadership, courtroom discipline aur public interest litigation ke liye jaana jata hai.
Unhone Nagpur University se commerce aur law me graduation kiya. 1992 me unhone Madhya Pradesh High Court, Jabalpur me advocate ke roop me enrollment liya.
Unka legal career kaafi diverse raha hai. Unhone Income Tax Department aur Reserve Bank of India ka representation bhi kiya hai. Tax disputes se lekar constitutional matters tak unhone kai complex cases handle kiye.
April pichhle saal unhone Kerala High Court me judge ke roop me oath li thi. Ab unki elevation Madras High Court ke Chief Justice ke roop me ho rahi hai, jo unke career ka ek mahatvapurn milestone hai.
Madras High Court: Ek historical Institution
Madras High Court desh ke sabse purane High Courts me se ek hai. Iska sthapna 1862 me hua tha aur ye Tamil Nadu aur Puducherry ke liye jurisdiction rakhta hai. Is court ka historical aur constitutional importance kaafi zyada hai.
Justice Dharmadhikari 6 March ko Chief Justice ke roop me oath lenge. Unka administrative experience aur PIL matters me involvement dekhte hue legal fraternity me unki appointment ko significant maana ja raha hai.
Bhopal Gas Tragedy Se Juda Safar
Justice Dharmadhikari ka naam Bhopal Gas Tragedy se bhi juda raha hai. Apne career ke shuruaati dino me woh Welfare Commissioner ke counsel ke roop me jude the. Baad me Madhya Pradesh High Court ke judge ke roop me unhone khud Welfare Commissioner ka role sambhala.
Unhone gas tragedy ke victims ke liye compensation aur medical relief me delay par kai baar strong observations diye. Survivors ke liye systemic delays ko unhone openly criticize kiya, jisse unka image ek proactive aur sensitive judge ke roop me bana.
Judiciary Aur Cinema: Ek Delicate Balance
The Kerala Story 2 ka case ek baar phir se ye sawaal uthata hai ki cinema aur judiciary ke beech balance kaise maintain kiya jaye. Cinema creative expression ka medium hai, lekin jab content sensitive ho to uska public order par kya asar padega, ye bhi dekha jata hai.
CBFC ka role yahan central tha. Single bench ne kaha ki censor board ne shayad kanooni requirements ko properly apply nahi kiya. Division bench ne procedural aspects par sawal uthaya — jaise ki petition ki nature aur bench ki jurisdiction.
Isse ye saaf hota hai ki legal system me sirf content nahi, balki process bhi equally important hota hai.
Public Interest Litigation Ka Angle
Division bench ne observe kiya ki petition PIL ke nature ki lag rahi thi. PIL ka concept India me public interest ke matters ko court tak lane ke liye develop hua tha. Lekin agar PIL ka misuse hota hai ya proper procedure follow nahi hota, to court ko intervene karna padta hai.
Is case me bhi yahi procedural question key factor bana.
Political Aur Social Reaction
Film ke release aur judge ki elevation ko lekar social media par mixed reactions aaye. Kuch logon ne ise coincidence bataya, jabki kuch ne timing par sawal uthaye. Officially, judicial appointments collegium system aur constitutional process ke through hoti hain, jo film case se independent hote hain.
Legal experts ka kehna hai ki judge ki elevation ka process pehle se underway hota hai aur kisi ek case ke decision se directly linked nahi hota.
Aage Kya?
Ab jab The Kerala Story 2 release ho chuki hai, focus box office performance aur public response par shift ho gaya hai. Saath hi, Justice Dharmadhikari ka 6 March ko Madras High Court me oath lena bhi legal circles me ek major event hoga.
Unke saamne administrative reforms, case backlog reduction aur judicial efficiency jaise challenges honge. Unka pehle ka record dekhte hue expectations high hain.
Conclusion
The Kerala Story 2 ka release sirf ek film ka theatre tak pahunchna nahi tha, balki ek legal test case bhi tha jisme freedom of expression, communal harmony aur judicial process sab ek saath examine hue.
Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari ki elevation ne is poore episode ko aur bhi headline-worthy bana diya. Unka career public service, constitutional values aur administrative leadership ka blend raha hai.
Ab dekhna hoga ki film ka social impact kya hota hai aur Madras High Court me naye Chief Justice ke roop me unka tenure kis direction me jata hai.
Yeh poora development judiciary aur cinema ke beech ke complex relationship ko ek baar phir se spotlight me le aaya hai jahan kanoon, samvidhan aur samaj teenon ka balance banana sabse bada challenge hota hai.
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